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Americans like to think they’re the best when it comes to just about everything, when measured against other nations. While we’re certainly the richest, most freedom loving, and pretty much the bodyguards for the poor and defenseless, we’ve known for years that we’re certainly not the smartest country on earth.

Recently, we ranked 28th when it came to math and science scores, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

We’re really smart, people. Just not the smartest. And we’re working on it.

We wanted to measure the biggest cities in the U.S. to see where the most dummies live.

So, how do you decide which city in the U.S. is the dumbest? By measuring the high school graduation rate of the entire population, and looking at the number of educational vs. drinking opportunities in these places, that’s how.

Plus, we thought why not add in a stereotype? Cause, you know, women are always saying that they are smarter than men. That might not actually be a stereotype, though. According to ABC News, women just passed men on IQ tests.

Using that criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where the largest pockets of dumb people in America might live, and then put out a list.

After analyzing all cities with populations of 100,000 or more, we came up with this list as The Dumbest Cities in America:

2. El Monte, CA

El Monte is just a bit east of Los Angeles. Here, 47% of the residents are high school dropouts. There are 10 bars for every library here. In fact, there aren’t very many libraries at all in El Monte.

We’re not saying that a lack of libraries is a sign that people are stupid. We get it: Lots of people don’t attend libraries, and you can learn anything you want on the web. That’s if you have the web. There are large percentages of every large city that don’t have a computer or internet, and rely on a library in which to learn.

And that would be really tough in El Monte.

3. Brownsville, TX

Holy drunk, Brownsville! There are five libraries in the entire city, but more than 70 bars, clubs and other related venues. That’s sending a sign that there are many more important matters than studying. And the high school graduation rate proves that.

Brownsville is one of the poorest cities in the country, and it has one of the highest poverty rates. When you look at the education level of most residents, you can see why.

4. Salinas, CA

So here’s the deal with Salinas: It has one of the nation’s highest number of uneducated residents. That’s a fact. But the library to bar ratio is actually respectable. There are quite a few libraries in town here.

For that reason, we’re arguing that there’s no excuse that such a large percentage of the population remains uneducated. Like quite a few other cities on this list, Salinas is a huge agricultural town, and it has one of the largest concentrations of illegal immigrants in the nation.

5. Oxnard, CA

Oxnard has 13 bars for every library, and 1 in 3 people here doesn’t have even a basic education.

Most of the reason Oxnard is so uneducated is the number of farm workers in the area. Oxnard is one of the most fertile areas of the world, and there are lots of laborers here from all over central and South America.

The number of men here is one of the highest in the state as well. Remember, women are smarter than men now. It’s been proven.

6. Laredo, TX

If you look at the Wikipedia entry for Laredo, it has a lot to talk about with the number of festivals and nightlife in town, and the discussion about the amount of government corruption here could be its own WIkipedia page.

But the section about education in Laredo is very small.

While there are a number of jobs available here, many are low-paying jobs. That’s also a sign of an uneducated community.

7. Pomona, CA

You might have heard about Cal Poly Pomona (a great school) and Pomona College (not actually in Pomona). This Los Angeles County suburb is actually one of the dumbest in the nation when you look at the numbers.

More than 1 in 3 residents is highly uneducated, and for the most part, unemployable for most jobs that require some brain power. More than 1 in 5 people in Pomona lives below the poverty line.

8. Hartford, CT

Hartford has the unfortunate distinction of being the only city that’s not in California or Texas to make this list. If you live in Connecticut, blame the low graduation rate. More than a third of the population never completed high school.

And while there are lots of places to get your BUD in Hartford, there aren’t too many places to get your GED. There are far more bar stools in town than there are library cards.

9. San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino has been on our list before. And, we can attest that there are lots and lots of dumb people walking around San Bernardino any given day. While there are a decent number of city libraries here, if you ask a native of San Bernardino, they’d tell you the bars and clubs are much more popular.

It’s a place of high crime, and one where the people who have a decent education move away from. And it seems that those who have no motivation to excel in life take their place.

11 thoughts on “These Are The 10 Dumbest Cities In America For 2018”

I believe you have failed to consider that many of the “high school dropouts” in El Monte are immigrants who had limited educational opportunities in their native countries and who, more importantly, risked life and limb to bring their children to our country so that their children would have a better chance at an education.

These are some of the smartest people you’ll ever meet, and I’m honored to serve these people of courage, self-sacrifice, and perseverance as a teacher in El Monte.

I really don’t understand what sex has to to with the average intelligence of a city. Sure, more women than men are graduating from the college and high school level, but that statistic was clearly covered by the high school graduation rate, which is really the only statistic that matters in this survey as far as getting an estimate on an IQ median of a population is concerned. I just can’t help but wonder if the author simply wants to degrade men for the sake of it. It feels like reading about the poverty of a city being attributed to the number of blacks or latinos/hispanics found in the specified city instead of the economic conditions in which many of them work. Yep. Pretty offensive and illogical stuff.

I is fum conntickut and yous aint know nothing bout ratio impmalcemt
from google : a ratio is a relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second.[1] For example, if a bowl of fruit contains eight oranges and six lemons, then the ratio of oranges to lemons is eight to six (that is, 8:6, which is equivalent to the ratio 4:3). PRICK

This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out.

Obviously any of the people who are triggered did not read this. Also, I am from Santa Ana and I totally agree with it because there are so many people who just do not try even though they are given all the opportunities.

They factoring population of men because factually Women are Smarter than men so the more men you have in that City if it’s over 50% basically it’s saying with the fact that women are statistically smarter than men depending on how many men live there is going to make that City not as intelligent as others